Sabine Piller
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Esquel – Facundo
We started the day with another nice breakfast with a view of the surrounding mountains and some unique and interesting art displayed in the hotel. Then I went shopping for our next camping stop. This time I was asked to… Continue reading
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Bariloche – Esquel
We started the today with a lovely breakfast at our hotel in Bariloche. I got some supplies from a local supermarket for lunch and for camping which we are planning in the next few days. Today was our longest ride… Continue reading
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Junin de los Andes – Bariloche
After nice breakfast we took Route 40 South which becomes the Camino de los siete lagos ( the Road of the seven lakes) from San Martin de los Andes onwards. We expected pretty scenic views but todayβs ride was just… Continue reading
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Paso Mamuil Malal – first border crossing into Argentina
We had another delicious breakfast- this time with coffee π – with getting hit by bird poo twice from a bird of prey ( maybe a Chimango caracara? ) sitting in the branches above our table. We then packed up… Continue reading
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Lake Caburgua
Well, our dinner with nice wine had a few set backs at our first night camping at Lake Caburgua: first the only cork screw we have on a pocket knife (came as a free gift from some catalogue my Dad… Continue reading
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Temuco to Lake Caburgua
After getting some dinero in Temuco from an ATM and a lovely breakfast we had a shorter ride today again avoiding highways and getting closer to the mountains, lakes and volcanoes. We stopped for fuel and food in Villarrica and… Continue reading
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Chillan to Temuco
After finding an Autoplanet shop in Chillan to source some chain lube for our bikes we took back roads all the way to Temuco to avoid the main highway 5 which was crazy with fast cars and trucks the other… Continue reading
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Santa Cruz to Chillan
After stocking up on supplies at our favourite grocery shop Jumbo, we left Santa Cruz – a lovely town which we enjoyed a lot. We took back roads for a while and joined the major highway that runs the lengths… Continue reading
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Santa Cruz, Chile
We said good bye to our new friends on Monday and made it up the steep gravel road – we were very relieved to reach the top without any incidence despite encountering a few cars coming down the hill which… Continue reading
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Exploring Puertocillo
On Sunday we hiked up to a lookout and a giant swing, saw lots of wildlife including colourful lizards, eucalypt and pine trees next to each other and large vultures and hummingbirds. On the way back we helped push a… Continue reading